Bradford City vs Cardiff

League One 17 Jan 2026, 12:30
Bradford City
Bradford City
1–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Cardiff
Cardiff
🏟 Valley Parade Round 27

Match report

Cardiff edged past Bradford City 2-1 in the League One on 17 January 2026.

Bradford City had 12 shots to Cardiff's 10.

The match was played at Valley Parade.

Half-time 0-2 Shots 12 - 10 On target 1 - 5 Corners 2 - 2 Fouls 10 - 9 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Jenson Metcalfe
Bradford City · 1 goal
8 Calum Chambers 1 goal
8 David Turnbull 1 goal
8 Josh Neufville 1 assist
8 Max Power 63 passes (84% accurate)
First half vs second half
Bradford City stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 8–5
Shots On Goal 0–2 1–3
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 1–1 1–1
Attacks 64–62 70–40
Match statistics
2 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
134 Attacks 102
74 Dangerous Attacks 24
1 On Target 4
11 Off Target 5
12 Shots Total 10
1 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 6
10 Fouls 9
2 Corners 2
2 Offsides 0
53% Ball Possession 47%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 0
460 Passes Total 421
321 Passes Accurate 277
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
15 A. Baldwin 26 C. Tilt 3 I. Touray
7 J. Neufville 6 M. Power 21 J. Metcalfe 17 T. Wright
10 A. Sarcevic 23 B. Pointon
24 W. Swan
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
38 P. Ng 4 G. Osho 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
6 R. Wintle 18 A. Robertson
11 O. Tanner 14 D. Turnbull 16 C. Willock
22 Y. Salech
Bradford City
Coach
Graham Robert Alexander
Substitutes
  • 40 Louie Sibley
  • 11 Stephen Humphrys
  • 33 Harrison Ashby
  • 30 Joe White
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 4 Joe Wright
  • 20 Tommy Leigh
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 27 Joel Colwill
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 2 William Fish
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 48 Dylan Lawlor
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Humphrys ↓ W. Swan Bradford City
  • 46' ↑ L. Sibley ↓ T. Wright Bradford City
  • 46' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ P. Ng Cardiff
  • 64' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
  • 64' ↑ I. Davies ↓ O. Tanner Cardiff
  • 68' ↑ J. White ↓ B. Pointon Bradford City
  • 68' ↑ H. Ashby ↓ J. Neufville Bradford City
  • 78' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ A. Robertson Cardiff
  • 85' ↑ W. Fish ↓ Y. Salech Cardiff
  • 90+5' ↑ J. Wright ↓ I. Touray Bradford City
Cards
  • 26' C. Tilt Bradford City
  • 31' C. Willock Cardiff
  • 70' A. Baldwin Bradford City
  • 75' J. Colwill Cardiff
  • 87' J. White Bradford City
Head-to-head
Bradford City 1 0 draws 1 Cardiff
2026-01-17 Bradford City vs Cardiff 1 - 2
2025-09-20 Cardiff vs Bradford City 1 - 3
Recent form
Bradford City D D L W D
Cardiff D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bradford City vs Cardiff?
Bradford City lost 1-2 against Cardiff on 17 January 2026.
Who won Bradford City vs Cardiff?
Cardiff won the match 2-1.
Where was Bradford City vs Cardiff played?
The match was played at Valley Parade.